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Five days Jute Fair in Mylapore
National Jute Board organises Five days “JUTE FIAR” at Kamadhenu Kalyana Mahal  from 12th to 16th Dec’2019 
Shri. Kumar Jayant, I.A.S., Principal Secretary to Government, Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, has inaugurated this the promotional event today.
This fair comprises of Exhibition cum sale of Lifestyle Jute Products, 27 jute entrepreneurs from all over INDIA, like Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Telungana, West Bengal, etc., will showcase their environment-friendly jute products, in this event.
Jute Jewelry & Jute Ornaments like, Jute Paintings, footwear, floor coverings, made-ups, File Folders, Jute Shopping bags, Laptop bags, Bottle bags, Ladies Bags, Lunch bags, Travel bags, Jute Mirrors, Pen Stand, Key holder, Moulded Jute Products, Hammocks, Jute Handcraft Coasters, Jute Dolls, Jute Clocks, Door Chains, Jute Purses & Pouches, Mobile covers, Jute Chess Board, etc. will be available in this Exhibition cum sale.
The main objective of organizing this promotional Fair is to create general awareness about the eco-friendly products made from a natural fibre, and it gives the General public, an opportunity to share their ideas and activities for making our world Cleaner, Greener, and Eco-Friendly. This sort of promotional activity, at Chennai, in the state of Tamilnadu, would generate a new generation of entrepreneurs, who would take up jute diversification activities as a path, in their carrier to cater to the needs of domestic market. Stalls are provided Free-of-Cost for all Small Scale Jute Units.
Set up under the Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, National Jute Board  is undertaking various programmes for promotion of Indian jute. NJB represent interests of different sectors including growers, workmen of jute, producers and exporters of jute goods.
The sustained market promotion activities of NJB have resulted in the increase in number of enterprises in the informal sector in recent years. The employment generation has also increased. Similarly, the Sale of JDPs registered an increasing trend over the years.
NJB is responsible for implementation of activities in connection with product, process and market development of jute products. The Jute related Schemes are available in NJB website www.jute.com.
NJB supported by its branch offices at Chennai, New Delhi and Hyderabad has the broad objective of promoting arrangements for better marketing and sale of jute. NJB, Chennai office undertakes the promotional activities, in Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Pondicherry region. Please visit www.indianjute.blogspot.com, for south based Jute suppliers details.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
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ALL-INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LABOURERS – SEPTEMBER, 2022
- The All-India Consumer Price Index Number for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers  for the month of September, 2022 increased by 9 points each to stand at 1149  and 1161  points respectively. The major contribution towards the rise in general index of Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers came from food group to the extent of 7.12 & 6.92 points respectively mainly due to increase in prices of rice, wheat-atta, bajra, jowar, ragi, pulses, milk, ghee, salt, onion, chillies dry, sugar, vegetables & fruits, gur, etc.
- The rise in index varied from State to State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded an increase of 1 to 14 points in 19 States and a decrease of 2 points in Assam State. Tamilnadu with 1321 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with 908 points stood at the bottom.
- In case of Rural Labourers, it recorded an increase of 2 to 14 points in 19 States and a decrease of 1 point in Assam State. Tamilnadu with 1310 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with 957 points stood at the bottom.
- Amongst states, the maximum increase in the Consumer Price Index Numbers for both Agricultural and Rural Labourers was experienced by Haryana  mainly due to rise in the prices of wheat-atta, milk, onion, chillies dry, vegetables & fruits, firewood, etc. On the contrary, the maximum decrease in the Consumer Price Index Numbers for both Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers was experienced by Assam State  mainly due to fall in the prices of meat goat, chillies green, pan-leaf, vegetables & fruits, firewood etc.
- Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL stood at 7.69% & 7.90% in September, 2022 compared to 6.94% & 7.26% respectively in August, 2022 and 2.89% and 3.16% respectively during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 7.47% & 7.52% in September, 2022 compared to 6.16% & 6.21% respectively in August, 2022 and 0.50% & 0.70% respectively during the corresponding month of the previous year.
All-India Consumer Price Index Number :
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Group
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Agricultural Labourers
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Rural Labourers
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August, 2022
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September, 2022
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August, 2022
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September, 2022
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General Index
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1140
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1149
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1152
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1161
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Food
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1069
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1079
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1077
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1087
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Pan, Supari, etc.
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1919
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1919
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1929
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1928
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Fuel & Light
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1267
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1274
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1259
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1266
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Clothing, Bedding &Footwear
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1198
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1206
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1235
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1243
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Miscellaneous
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1200
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1205
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1206
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1211
- The CPI – AL and RL for the month of October, 2022 will be released on 18th November, 2022.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM to address Conclave of Accountants General
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Accountants General and Dy. Accountants General Conclave here tomorrow on 21st November, 2019. Shri Narendra Modi will unveil the statue of Mahatma Gandhi before his address to the AsG and Dy. AsG from across the country in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
The present Conclave on the theme 'Transforming Audit and Assurance in a Digital World’ is being held to consolidate experience and learning, and chart out the path of Indian Audit and Accounts Department for the next few years. Panel discussions and group discussions are to be held to discuss ways to transform the department into a technology led organisation, given how Government is increasingly being data driven in today's fast changing policy and governance environment.
The department is automating the audit processes internally by implementing One IA&AD – One System. The department is moving towards minimizing need for visiting auditee units and orienting processes to present interactive accounts and digital audit reports. Efforts are also on to institutionalize knowledge base, leverage IT based platform to curate knowledge resources and develop anytime, anywhere learning and IT based toolkits for auditors. In the last few years the Indian Audit and Accounts Department has moved towards transforming audit to meet challenges in the new age, technology driven India.
Ministry of Defence
Closing Ceremony: Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2018
Exercise Yudh Abhyas, a joint Indo-US Military exercise which witnessed participation of an Infantry Battalion of Indian Army and the 1st Battalion 23 Infantry Regiment of US Army concluded at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand on 29 Sep 2018.
The exercise was the 14th in the Yudh Abhyas series, which started in 2004 under US Army Pacific Partnership Programme. Exercise Yudh Abhyas strengthens and broadens interoperability and cooperation between the Indian and US armies. It is the fourth Indian US Army exercise at Chaubattia and complements number of other exchanges and exercise between the forces. Over the years the two countries have decided to progressively increase the scope and content of the combined exercise and Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2018 has witnessed a Division Headquarter based command post exercise and one Infantry Battalion each carrying out field training exercise under a joint Brigade Headquarters and discussions on issues of mutual interest by experts of both countries. The exercise provided an ideal platform for the personnel of the two countries to share their experiences on counter terrorist operations, especially in mountainous terrain.
The commanders and staff officers of both sides were exercised to work in close coordination to receive and collate intelligence and to issue suitable operational orders to the combined field training components, who executed these orders on ground in simulated realistic situation.
The training culminated in a 48 hours consolidation and validation exercise in which troops carried out a daring rescue and destroy mission in the general area of Pilkholi near Chaubattia. The final exercise was reviewed by senior officers from both sides.
Besides training, both the contingents also participated in a number of extracurricular activities including friendly football and basketball matches and a cultural programme during the 'Barakhana' on the final day. A magnificent parade and the customary exchange of mementoes marked the successful completion of Indo-US combined Army Exercise.
The combined exercise was undoubtedly, an unprecedented success. Besides promoting understanding and interoperability between the two armies, it further helped in strengthening ties between India and US.
Col Aman Anand
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crosses landmark of 43 Cr
Recovery Rate stands at 97.36%
39,742 Daily New Cases reported in last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  presently constitutes 1.30% of total cases
Daily Positivity Rate  less than 3% for 34 consecutive days
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 43 Cr yesterday.
Cumulatively,43,31,50,864 vaccine doses have been administered through 52,72,431sessions, as per the provisional report till 8 am today. 51,18,210 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
These include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,02,86,512
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2nd Dose
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76,98,343
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,78,52,440
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2nd Dose
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1,08,19,457
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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13,81,09,509
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2nd Dose
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60,62,371
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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10,07,21,803
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2nd Dose
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3,42,99,610
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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7,34,17,431
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2nd Dose
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3,38,83,388
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Total
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43,31,50,864
The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 21st June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic,3,05,43,138 people have already recovered from COVID-19 and 39,972 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 97.36%.
India has reported 39,742 daily new cases in the last 24 hours.
Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported since twenty-eight continuous days. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.
India’s Active Caseload today stands at 4,08,212 and active cases now constitute 1.30% of the country's total Positive Cases.
With substantially ramped up testing capacity across the country, a total of 17,18,756 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country. Cumulatively, India has conducted over 45.62 crore  tests so far.
While on one side testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate is currently at 2.24% and the Daily Positivity rate stands at 2.31% today. Daily Positivity rate has remained less than 3% for 34 consecutive days, and has remained below 5% for 48 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Additional Office of Labour Bureau opened at Salt Lake City, Kolkata for conducting All India Surveys
Prof S.P. Mukherjee, Chairman, Expert Group on five All-India Surveys, inaugurated an additional office of Labour Bureau in the Salt Lake City, Kolkata today.This new office is likely to become a hub of important survey related activities for the entire Eastern Region and will serve the purpose of coordinating/ monitoring the progress of the field work through a dedicated team of Young Professionals/ Subject Matter Experts and officers of the Labour Bureau.
Highlighting the importance of these surveys, Prof. S.P. Mukherjee informed that these five Surveys are going to play a tremendous role at national level by providing data on the most effected labour market as inputs in policy making especially in the times of COVID-19 pandemic. He said, these surveys will fill the huge data gap that exists on the employment numbers, especially in the unorganized sector through All-India Quarterly Establishment based Employment Survey.
Shri D.P.S. Negi Director General, Labour Bureau, informed that out of these five surveys, field work for data collection under two surveys, namely All-India Survey of Migrant workers and All-India Quarterly Establishment based Employment Survey has already been launched in many states from 1st April 2021. However, in the state of West Bengal, the field work under these two surveys will be launched in the first week of May, 2021 after the election results.
Labour Bureau, an attached office of Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India has been entrusted the task of five All-India surveys, namely:
➢All India Survey of Domestic Workers,
➢ All India Survey of Migrant workers,
➢ All India Survey on Employment generated by Transport Sector,
➢ All India Survey on Employment generated by Professionals
➢ All-India Quarterly Establishment based Employment Survey
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
CGHS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare hosts ‘CGHS Panchayat’ in Chennai
‘CGHS Panchayat’ is the first of its kind initiative of the Government of India to provide an open platform for all CGHS stakeholders including pensioners, beneficiaries and Healthcare organizations to put forth their concerns
Officials address the concerns expressed by the members of associations; assure that the Government is fully committed to improving the service delivery by providing cashless treatment facilities to the eligible beneficiaries
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India organized ‘CGHS Panchayat’ on 25th May 2022 in the CGHS Office at Rajaji Bhawan, Besant Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
‘CGHS Panchayat’ is the first of its kind initiative of the Government of India to provide an open platform for all CGHS stakeholders including pensioners, beneficiaries and Healthcare organizations to put forth their concerns. Such a platform will enable the Government to understand the issues in the implementation of the scheme with a view to improving it.
These programmes will be conducted in every state henceforth, on a regular basis.
The programme witnessed more than 150 participations from local Pensioners Associations, Employees Associations like Postal Department Employees Association, BSNL Employees Association and Income Tax Employees Association. Representatives of CGHS Empanelled Hospitals, Confederation of Indian Industry , Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs , Healthcare Organizations, Doctors and staff of CGHS Wellness Centres of Tamil Nadu also participated.
Officials from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India responded to the concerns expressed by the members of associations. They were assured that the Government is fully committed for improving the service delivery by providing cashless treatment facility to the eligible beneficiaries and also by providing healthcare to the serving Government employees. It was conveyed to the association members that the Health Ministry is in complete cognizance of certain demands pertaining to the scheme which will be considered and appropriate steps will be taken to address them.
The key concerns raised by the Healthcare organizations with regard to the outstanding payments and revision of rates in CGHS were duly noted by the Ministry officials and it was stated that necessary action was already initiated in the Ministry for addressing these concerns.
Dignitaries present in the event were Shri Alok Saxena, Additional Secretary & Director General, CGHS, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, Dr. Nikhlesh Chandra, Director, CGHS, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. Dr. Shanmuganathan, Additional Director, CGHS, Chennai also participated in the programme.
Ministry of Defence
Rehabilitation of Ex-Servicemen
Details of Ex-servicemen rehabilitated in Rajasthan and Gujarat during the last three years are as under:
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Year
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Details of Rehabilitation of Ex-servicemen in Rajasthan
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Details of Rehabilitation of Ex-servicemen in Gujarat
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2016
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1031
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61
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2017
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144
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1001
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2018
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894
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1066
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Total
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2069
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2128
Recruitment of Ex-servicemen in the State Police Forces falls within the ambit of concerned State Government as “Police” is a State Subject falling in List-II  of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Total number of defence personnel retired during the last three years is as under:
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Name of the Force
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Total number of defence personnel retired during the last three years i.e. 2016, 2017 and 2018
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Army
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143696
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Navy
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15057
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Air Force
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17502
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Total
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176255
Total number of Ex-servicemen rehabilitated in Rajasthan and Gujarat during the last three years are as under:
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Year
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Details of Rehabilitation of Ex-servicemen in Rajasthan
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Details of Rehabilitation of Ex-servicemen in Gujarat
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2016
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1031
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61
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2017
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144
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1001
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2018
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894
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1066
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Total
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2069
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2128
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in a written reply to Shri Harshvardhan Singh Dungarpur in Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
11.77 % more wheat procured in comparison to last year’s corresponding period
433.32 LMT wheat procured so far, against the last year corresponding purchase of 387.66LMT
About 49.14Lakh farmers benefitted from the ongoing wheat procurement
14.55 % more paddy procured in comparison to last year’s corresponding period
869.76LMTs of paddy procured on MSP for ongoing KMS 2020-21 and RMS benefitting 128.37Lakh farmers
Government agencies procured total 10,49,575.80 MTof Pulses and Oilseeds on MSP
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Current Marketing Season RMS 2021-22 has concluded in most of wheat procuring States and till now  a quantity of 433.32 LMT of Wheat has been procured  against the last year corresponding purchase of 387.66 LMT.
About 49.14 Lakh farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing RMS procurement operations with MSP value of Rs. 85,581.35 Crore.
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Paddy procurement in the ongoing season Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States with purchase of 869.76 LMTs of paddy  upto22.07.2021 against the last year corresponding purchase of 759.24LMT.
About 128.37 Lakh farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 1,64,211.54 Crore. Paddy procurement has also reached at all time high level, surpassing previous high of 773.45 LMT in KMS 2019-20.
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Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 108.42 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 & Rabi Marketing Season 2021 and Summer season 2021 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme . The sanction for procurement of 1.74 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 22.07.2021, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured10,49,575.80 MTof Moong, Urad, Tur, Gram, Masoor, Groundnut Pods, Sunflower seed Mustard Seed and Soyabean having MSP value of Rs.5,662.82 Crores benefitting 6,38,366 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana, Odisha and Rajasthan under Kharif 2020-21 and Rabi 2021 and Summer 2021 .
Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs.52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu during the crops season 2020-21. For the season 2021-22, sanction for procurement of 51000 MT of Copra from Tamilnadu has been given, against which procurement will be started from the date as decided by the State Government.
Ministry of Defence
INS NISHANK AND INS AKSHAY DECOMMISSIONED
Indian Navy Ships Nishank and Akshay were decommissioned on 03 June 2022 after rendering 32 years of glorious service to the nation. The decommissioning event was conducted at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai in a traditional ceremony wherein the national flag, the naval ensign and the decommissioning pennant of the two ships were lowered for the last time at sunset.
While INS Nishank was commissioned on 12 September 1989, INS Akshay was commissioned a year later on 10 December 1990 at Poti, Georgia. INS Nishank and INS Akshay were part of the 22 Missile Vessel Squadron and 23 Patrol Vessel Squadron respectively under the operational control of Flag Officer Commanding, Maharashtra Naval Area.
The ships were in active naval service for more than 32 years and during their illustrious journeys, participated in several naval operations including Op Talwar during the Kargil War and Op Parakram in 2001.
Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, was the Chief Guest for the function. Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command and Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command, were among the dignitaries present for the ceremony. Vice Admiral RK Pattnaik  and Vice Admiral SPS Cheema , the first Commanding Officers of INS Akshay and INS Nishank, were Guests of Honour for the event.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah wished farmers across the country on the occasion of Farmer's Day
Former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh ji fought for the interests of farmers throughout his life, he believed that prosperous farmers and a strong agriculture system are the foundation of bright India.
Remembering Chaudhary Saheb on his birth anniversary, I bow down to him and wish everyone on the occasion of Farmer's Day.
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah wished farmers across the country on the occasion of Farmer's Day.
Through a tweet, Shri Amit Shah said that “Former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh ji fought for the interests of the farmers throughout his life. He believed that prosperous farmers and a strong agriculture system are the foundation of bright India. Remembering Chaudhary Saheb on his birth anniversary, I bow down to him and wish everyone on the occasion of Farmer's Day”.